Enigmax writes: In an unprecedented data breach, tens of thousands of usernames and passwords from large private BitTorrent tracker RevTT have been leaked onto the Internet. The attackers, who call themselves Afghanistan Hackers, leaked the user/pass combinations via The Pirate Bay. The initial response from RevTT was to censor all discussion of the data breach,…
Hearing today in 9th Circuit tackles DNA privacy (updated)
Rebecca Jeschke of EFF writes: Wednesday at 10 am, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear oral argument in Haskell v. Harris, examining crucial questions of DNA privacy. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, this is a unique opportunity to hear debate over how your genetic information can be collected, stored,…
Lince Toyota Hacked 5,632 Personal Details Leaked
A Toyota group dealership Lince Toyota (lincetoyota.com) has been hacked and had a large amount of data leaked from its database. The attack which comes from xL3gi0n hacker using the handle Xc0unt3r was uploaded to pastebin in two parts and total count of accounts found is 5.632. The attack comes with no real message or reason beside the site was…
Cambridge University Under attack for #OpFreeAssange
Over the past few days previously hacked University, Cambridge has been a target for on going attacks that have ranged from database leaks, defacements and ddos attacks. The attacks which were started of by Null Crew have been joined by other hackers who have left the site with a new article after its jalooma based…
Northstar Healthcare exposes patients' e-mail addresses in e-mail blunder
By now, you’d think that e-mail errors exposing people’s name in the To: or CC: fields would be a thing of the past. Apparently, they’re not: Dave Savini reports that the Northstar Healthcare clinic in Chicago specializes in treating people with HIV or AIDS. In July, they sent an e-mail with more than 170 patients’…
Massachusetts Eye and Ear responds to $1.5 million fine
In response to yesterday’s announcement that Massachusetts Eye and Ear would pay a $1.5 million fine and enter into a corrective action plan, MEE issued the following statement: “The review of Mass. Eye and Ear by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was triggered by the hospital’s proactive self-reporting of a doctor’s…